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Lonwabo Tsotsobe

Tsotsobe playing for South Africa against Somerset in 2012.
Personal information
Full name	Lonwabo Lennox Tsotsobe
Born	(1984-03-07) 7 March 1984 (age 41) Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa
Nickname	Lopsy
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	South Africa (2009–2014)
Test debut (cap 309)	10 June 2010 v West Indies
Last Test	2 January 2011 v India
ODI debut (cap 95)	30 January 2009 v Australia
Last ODI	11 December 2013 v India
ODI shirt no.	68
T20I debut (cap 20)	11 January 2009 v Australia
Last T20I	27 March 2014 v Netherlands
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004–2006	Eastern Province
2006–2012	Warriors
2011	Essex
2012–2017	Dolphins
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 5 61 56 129 Runs scored 19 55 268 107 Batting average 6.33 6.87 6.09 6.29 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 8* 16* 27* 16* Balls bowled 870 2,964 9,423 6,024 Wickets 9 94 185 184 Bowling average 49.77 24.96 27.24 27.08 5 wickets in innings 0 0 5 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0 Best bowling 3/43 4/22 7/39 5/28 Catches/stumpings 1/– 9/– 13/– 19/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 January 2015

Lonwabo Lennox Tsotsobe (born 7 March 1984) is a former South African international cricketer. He played for the national team and also for the Dolphins in South Africa.

In November 2008, Lonwabo was first chosen to play for the national team. This was for the Test matches during a tour of Australia. He was later picked for the One Day International (ODI) games too.

In April 2011, Tsotsobe joined Essex County Cricket Club in England. He played as an overseas player. Later, he faced some challenges related to cricket rules. This led to him taking a break from playing.

Lonwabo Tsotsobe's Cricket Journey

Starting His International Career

Lonwabo Tsotsobe training at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1 January 2009.

Lonwabo Tsotsobe made his first international appearance for South Africa. This was in a Twenty20 International match. He played against Australia on 11 January 2009. The game took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Just a few weeks later, on 30 January, he had a great start in his first One Day International (ODI) game. He took 4 wickets for 50 runs in nine overs. This was also against Australia. South Africa won that match by 39 runs. They also won the ODI series by 4 games to 1.

He then played his first Test match in June 2010. This was against the West Indies in Trinidad.

Playing for South Africa

Lonwabo also played in a Twenty20 International against Zimbabwe. He replaced Morné Morkel, who was injured. In that game, he took the important wicket of Hamilton Masakadza.

He was part of the South African team for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. In this tournament, South Africa reached the quarter-finals. Tsotsobe is known for bowling at a good speed. He can bowl deliveries between 120 and 135 kilometres per hour. He also helps keep the opponents' scores low.